game Rap: Raptors ninety five, heat ninety one - Raptors.com

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IT was OVER WHEN

DeMarre Carroll went to the road with 0.8 seconds remaining and made his first free throw to put Toronto ahead by using 4. Carroll then missed his 2nd. although the warmth collected the rebound, time expired earlier than they might effort a shot and the Raptors held on for a 95-ninety one victory to take a 2-1 series lead.

STARTER change-UP

Raptors head instruct Dwane Casey determined to insert Patrick Patterson into the starting lineup for game 3. Patterson moved into the beginning 5 alongside Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan, DeMarre Carroll and Jonas Valanciunas as Norman Powell went to the bench.

VALANCIUNAS DOWN

After his surest half of the series, Jonas Valanciunas went down below the basket early in the third quarter, rolling his appropriate ankle. He limped off the court in obvious pain, then went back toward the locker room the place he changed into examined and dominated out for the relaxation of the video game. A precautionary x-ray changed into taken and got here again poor and Casey referred to Valanciunas' fame is "everyday." Valanciunas wasn't the best player to depart as a result of injury as the warmth lost Hassan Whiteside to a twisted knee.

scorching beginning

The Raptors had been competent when the ball tipped on Saturday afternoon. due to a brilliant first half from Jonas Valanciunas, Toronto shot fifty six p.c within the first two quarters for the first time this collection, and held a nine-aspect lead at the half.

ALL-celebrity 2d HALF

Dwyane Wade and Kyle Lowry put on a demonstrate within the second half. Wade just about outscored Toronto in the third quarter, scoring 18 of his 29 second half aspects in the third where the Raptors managed 19 aspects. Lowry had 15 in the third and 14 within the fourth, coming up big each time the crew crucial a bucket. Wade's third quarter efficiency allowed the warmth to tie the online game at 68 going into the remaining body, whereas Lowry's fourth helped Toronto comfortable the win.

returned-AND-FORTH FOURTH

For the third straight online game, these two teams battled except the remaining buzzer. Like video game 2, the warmth forced Toronto to make free throws late, and they did. Lowry had a sensational fourth quarter, whereas DeRozan added 9 aspects and four rebounds within the quarter, whereas bouncing again from a 2-for-8 efficiency from the line in game 2 through shooting 5-for-6 from the road down the stretch (and seven-for-eight ordinary) in video game three.

RAPTORS participant OF THE game

Kyle Lowry had his premier video game of the postseason, exploding for 33 aspects in forty one minutes. After scoring 4 points in the first quarter, Lowry had 29 in the 2d half as he shot 9-for-13 from the flooring, an ideal 5-for-5 from beyond the arc and 6-for-6 at the free throw line within the half. For the game, he comprehensive eleven-for-19 from the ground, 5-for-8 from three and 6-for-6 from the road, to go together with two rebounds, two assists and a steal. It became a superb efficiency amid scrutiny and lots of consideration after a tough taking pictures stretch within the postseason.

UNDERRATED RAPTORS player OF THE video game

Jonas Valanciunas was astonishing within the 22 minutes he played in advance of injuring his ankle. The heat had no reply for Toronto's big man as he scored 16 features on 7-for-12 taking pictures to go together with 12 rebounds, an aid and a steal, marking his third consecutive double-double within the series.

it truly is A RAP…

"I've in no way lost religion in it. He struggled, but you don't overlook how to shoot, and we obligatory that. We crucial him to be Kyle and he was Kyle tonight. expectantly he sees the lid off the basket [now] and he can go to work and be himself."- Dwane Casey on an enormous bounce-back video game from Kyle Lowry

via THE #'S

forty seven…% capturing for Toronto, 43 % capturing for Miami.

38…features, eight rebounds, 4 assists for Dwyane Wade on 13-for-25 container goals, 4-for-6 3-aspect box desires and 8-for-eight free throws.

75…% shooting from the free throw line for Toronto after struggling at the line in online game 2. The Raptors made 21 of 28 free throws, including a 9-for-eleven efficiency in the fourth with the online game on the line.

16…Assists for the Raptors, eleven for the heat. DeMar DeRozan led the team with five assists.

eight…Made 3-pointers for the Raptors on 18 attempts. Miami shot four-for-18 from deep, with all four makes coming from Dwyane Wade.

THEY stated IT…

"I do not doubt myself. I simply go available and play. at the conclusion of the day, i will are living with every thing that americans say about me. i can live with what people think about. I still be able to play basketball for a residing and have a good time with it. There's no such aspect as doubting your self. simply go accessible and do what you've performed the final … on the grounds that i used to be 5 years old. this is just a far better stage, greater scope of basketball, so simply rejoice and agonize in regards to the subsequent component and the way which you could support your group win."- Kyle Lowry on not giving in to self-doubt

"It showed that we're now not a one man team. When Kyle and DeMar had been struggling it showed that we're now not a two-man team. We're a team. it could possibly not seem to be fairly but we have gritty guys who're going to play complicated and compete."- Dwane Casey on getting a large win after dropping Jonas Valanciunas for the game

"just realizing that that crew is going to return out extraordinarily tough. They're going to move available and lay every little thing they've out on the road. We should go accessible with that identical intensity as a result of they sure do not wish to go down 3-1. We've got to be aware going into video game four and take advantage of it."- DeMar DeRozan on how to approach game four on Monday

UP subsequent:

The Raptors appear to take a 3-1 series lead on Monday whenGame 4 can be performed in Miami at 8 P.M. ET